Uldis Cilveks

Uldis Cilveks (3 March 1819-14 September 1880) was a Latvian nationalist activist during the 19th century.

Biography
Uldis Cilveks was born in Daugavpils, Livland Governorate, Russian Empire to a family of Protestant Latvians. Cilveks developed an interest in nationalism while studying in Jelgava, and he decided to form a small patriotic society in 1846 to argue, support, and aid the Latvian independence movement. On 2 September 1846, the Russian government shut down the society, increasing militancy among the non-Russians in the Daugavpils area.